tracing: Fix subbuf resize races with trace_pipe_raw readers
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix subbuf resize races with trace_pipe_raw readers Concurrent subbuffer resizes may crash trace_pipe_raw readers or leak uninitialized memory to userspace due to stale size values. Modify ring_buffer_alloc_read_page() to handle the resizing of an existing buffer_data_read_page if necessary and add a new ring_buffer_read_page_size(). This new function enables ring-buffer buffer_data_read_page users to not call the racy ring_buffer_subbuf_size_get(). This makes the spare_size member of ftrace_buffer_info redundant. Finally, handle buffer_data_read_page/reader_page order discrepancy in ring_buffer_read_page(). On a mismatch simply copy manually the data to the buffer_data_read_page.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.7
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-98032
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 14:04 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
tracing: Fix subbuf resize races with trace_pipe_raw readers
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 25 Sept 2026, 10:23 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix subbuf resize races with trace_pipe_raw readers Concurrent subbuffer resizes may crash trace_pipe_raw readers or leak uninitialized memory to userspace due to stale size values. Modify ring_buffer_alloc_read_page() to handle the resizing of an existing buffer_data_read_page if necessary and add a new ring_buffer_read_page_size(). This new function enables ring-buffer buffer_data_read_page users to not call the racy ring_buffer_subbuf_size_get(). This makes the spare_size member of ftrace_buffer_info redundant. Finally, handle buffer_data_read_page/reader_page order discrepancy in ring_buffer_read_page(). On a mismatch simply copy manually the data to the buffer_data_read_page.
osv:CVE-2026-98032
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.7
Complete source record
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